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How to Apply for a Marriage License in Alabama

Marriage license requirements in the state of Alabama, here's what you need to know and what documents to bring with you before you apply for a marriage license. We recommend getting this legal aspect of your wedding out of the way about a month before your ceremony date.

It is important that you verify all information with your local marriage license office or county clerk before making any wedding or travel plans.

Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour
Bibb
Blount
Bullock
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Cherokee
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke
Clay
Cleburne
Coffee-A
Coffee
Colbert
Conecuh
Coosa
Covington
Crenshaw
Cullman

Dale
Dallas
DeKalb
Elmore
Escambia
Etowah
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva
Greene
Hale
Henry
Houston
Jackson
Jefferson-Bes
Jefferson-Bir
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Lee
Limestone
Lowndes
Macon

Madison
Marengo
Marion
Marshall
Mobile
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Randolph
Russell
Saint Clair
Shelby
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Sumter
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Washington
Wilcox
Winston

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Marriage License in Alabama

ID Requirement: Valid Driver's License or Birth Certificate and Social Security number.

Residency Requirement: Do not have to be a resident of Alabama.

Waiting Period: No waiting period.

If Divorced: In Alabama, within last 6 months of wedding date,
a copy of Divorce Decree.

Fees: Cash or credit card requirement varies depending on County. Some locales charge $2 for using a credit card. License fees also vary. $43.35+ for marriage license only; $63+ for license, ceremony and a certified copy.

Other Tests: No tests

Under 18: Need certified copy of birth certificate, both parents must be present with identification, or if you have a legal guardian they must be present with a court order and identification. If one or both parents are deceased, proper evidence of such must be provided.

Officiants: Any licensed minister of the gospel in regular communion with the Christian church or society of which he is a member may perform marriages. Also, marriages may
be performed by the pastor of any religious society according to the rules of the religious society. Ministers must provide a certificate of the marriage to the judge of probate within one month after the marriage.

Valid: License is valid for 30 days.
The license can only be used within the State of Alabama.

Miscellaneous:
License is valid for thirty (30) days.

Copy of Certificate of Marriage:

Alabama Department of Public Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
434 Monroe St.
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3017
Phone: 334-613-5300
Fax: 334-240-3097

It is important that you verify all information with your local marriage license office or county clerk before making any wedding or travel plans.

Please Note: State and county marriage license requirements often change. The above information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice.

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Alabama County Clerk's Office

Autauga County Probate Prattville, AL 334. 361. 3731	Baldwin County Court Minette, AL 251. 937.0260	Barbour County Court Clayton, AL 334. 775. 8371
Bibb County Court Centreville, AL 205. 926. 3104	Blount County Clerk Oneonta, AL 205. 625. 4191	Bullock County Court Union Springs, AL 334. 738. 2250
Butler County Court Greenville, AL 334.382.3512	Calhoun County Court Anniston, AL 256. 236. 8231	Chambers County Court Lafayette, AL 334. 642. 5348
Cherokee County Court Centre, AL 256. 927. 3363	Chilton County Probate Clanton, AL 205. 755. 1555	Choctaw County Court Butler, AL 205. 459. 2417
Clarke Probate Court Grove Hill, AL 334. 75. 3251	Clay County Court Ashland, AL 256. 354. 2198	Cleburne County Court Heflin, AL 205. 463. 5655
Coffee-A County Probate Elba, AL 334. 897. 2211	Coffee County Probate Enterprise, AL 334. 347. 2688	Colbert County Clerk Tuscumbia, AL 256. 386. 8542
Conecuh Probate Office Evergreen, AL 334. 548. 2365	Coosa County Probate Rockford, AL 256. 377. 4919	Covington County Probate Andalusia, AL 334. 222. 3189
Crenshaw County Probate Luverne, AL 334. 335. 6568	Cullman County Court Cullman, AL 501. 965. 2129	Dale County Probate Ozark, AL 334. 774. 2754
Dallas Probate Office Selma, AL 334. 874. 2516	De Kalb County Court Fort Payne, AL 256. 845. 8510	Elmore County Court Wetumpka, AL 334. 567. 1138
Escambia County Court Brewton, AL 334. 867. 0263	Etowah County Court Gadsden, AL 256. 549. 5334	Fayette County Probate Fayette, AL 205. 932. 5916
Franklin County Probate Russellville, AL 256. 332. 8801	Geneva County Probate Geneva, AL 334. 684. 2276	Greene County Probate Eutaw, AL 205. 372. 3340
Hale County Probate Greensboro, AL 334. 624. 7391	Henry County Probate Abbeville, AL 334. 585. 3257	Houston County Probate Dothan, AL 334. 677. 4719
Jackson County Probate Scottsboro, AL 256. 574. 9290	Jefferson-Bes Probate Bessemer, AL 32700 205. 481. 4100	Jefferson-Bir Probate Birmingham, AL 35203 205. 325. 5420
Lamar County Court Vernon, AL 205. 695. 9119	Lauderdale County Court Florence, AL 256. 760. 5800	Lawrence County Court Moulton, AL 256. 974. 2439
Lee County Court Opelika, AL 334. 745. 9761	Limestone County Court Athens, AL 256. 233. 6427	Lowndes County Court Hayneville, AL 334. 548. 2365
Macon County Court Tuskegee, AL 334. 724. 2611	Madison County Court Huntsville, AL 256. 532. 3330	Marengo County Court Linden, AL 334. 295. 2210
Marion County Court Hamilton, AL 205. 921. 2471	Marshall County Court Guntersville, AL 256. 571. 7764	Mobile County Court Mobile, AL 334. 937. 9561
Monroe County Court Monroeville, AL 334. 743. 4107	Montgomery County Court Montgomery, AL 334. 832. 1304	Morgan County Court Decatur, AL 256. 351. 4675
Perry County Court Marion, AL 334. 683. 2210	Pickens County Court Carrollton, AL 205. 367. 2010	Pike County Court Troy, AL 334. 566. 1246
Randolph County Court Wedowee, AL 256. 357. 4933	Russell County Court Pheonix City, AL 334. 298. 0509	Shelby County Court Columbiana, AL 205. 669. 3710
St. Clair County Court Ashville, AL 205. 338. 9449	Sumter County Court Livingston, AL 205. 652. 7281	Talladega County Probate Talladega, AL 256. 245. 2900
Tallapoosa County Court Dadeville, AL 256. 825. 4266	Tuscaloosa County Court Tuscaloosa, AL 205. 349. 3870	Walker County Court Jasper, AL 205. 384. 7281
Washington County Court Chatom, AL 334. 847. 2201	Wilcox County Court Camden, AL 334. 682. 4883	Winston County Court Double Springs, AL 205. 489. 5219

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